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RUST: Drug-free Without Toothache. A Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment

Sponsor
University Hospital of North Norway (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05606562
Collaborator
(none)
50
Enrollment
1
Location
1
Arm
56.8
Anticipated Duration (Months)
0.9
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Objectives: The main objective of the study is to investigate

  1. How many patients will attend and complete dental care if they are offered it for free during the stay at "The department of substance abuse treatment, University Hospital North Norway (UNN) in Narvik".

  2. Explore whether a parallel dental treatment in addition to the other treatment at the department has a beneficial effect on the abuse treatment, or whether it can be disruptive to offer dental treatment in combination with admission for drug rehabilitation?

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: Dental care
 N/A

Detailed Description

This is a non-randomized clinical study without a control group. Approximately 50 persons admitted to "The department of substance abuse treatment (Russeksjon UNN Narvik)" will be offered free dental service during treatment for drug addiction.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
50 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Supportive Care
Official Title:
Drug-free Without Toothache. A Non-randomized Intervention Study of Free Dental Treatment as a Part of Substance Abuse Treatment.
Actual Study Start Date :
Apr 6, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2025
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Dec 31, 2026

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Dental treatment

All participants will be offered dental treatment for free.

Procedure: Dental care
Participants will be offered free dental care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Dental treatment [Approximately 12 weeks]

    Proportion of participant who attend and complete dental treatment during the hospital stay.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Probability measures [Approximately 12 weeks]

    Measurement of drop-out from dental treatment. Which factors increase the success of dental treatment (we do not know which factors this will be. This is an exploratory analysis.

  2. Aspects of dental treatment [Approximately 12 weeks]

    Will dental treatment have positive or negative impact on drug abuse treatment

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:

People who are hospitalized for drug abuse at Russeksjon UNN Narvik.

Exclusion Criteria:

Non

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 University Hospital North Norway Narvik Nordland Norway 8521

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • University Hospital of North Norway

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Merethe Kumle, MD, PhD, University Hospital of North Norway

Study Documents (Full-Text)

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
University Hospital of North Norway
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05606562
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • #34765
First Posted:
Nov 4, 2022
Last Update Posted:
Nov 4, 2022
Last Verified:
Feb 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by University Hospital of North Norway
Non Randomized Interventional study
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dental Caries
Toothache
Substance-Related Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Nov 4, 2022